Hancock deputy was bent down and facing away from oncoming truck when killed, report says
Luke Gross, 44, was wearing a high-visibility vest and was bending over in the northbound travel lane when he was hit by the truck on Route 3 in Trenton at 5:13 a.m. on Thursday, about an hour before sunrise.
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